News by Topic: Community Outreach

When walking into the workplace, one might assume that the staff would be as diverse as the local community it’s in. Chris Wairegi, a cinematographer based in Brooklyn, N.Y., found that this isn’t the case in the film industry.

WROC-TV highlights the breakfast.

WXXI News speaks to Onvida Serixay (computer engineering technology) about the importance of registering student voters and voter education.

Fine tuning sensors on prosthetics includes incorporating the sense of touch into a device to be as close to the sensations felt by a natural limb as can be. Leila Daly, a fifth-year computer engineering technology student from Willingboro, N.J., is working on developing a sensor system for a more touch-responsive prosthetic finger.

Students are bringing mural art into the spotlight through TunnelVision, an immersive project designed to engage and inspire. The initiative transforms the residence hall tunnels into a vibrant gallery, showcasing student-created murals. It aims to foster community and spark conversations about public art on campus.

Rochester First highlights a visit from Clayton Turner '90 at Rochester Prep High School, where he discussed how his STEM education led him to his position at NASA.

In his role for NASA’s Space Technology Mission Directorate, Clayton Turner oversees executive leadership, strategic planning, and overall management of all technology maturation and demonstration programs for critical space-focused technologies.

WHEC-TV speaks to Kathryn Cilano, director of RIT's Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, about the university's efforts to engage students in the voting process through the “ROAR the Vote” initiative, which has registered over 500 students this year.

Irshad Altheimer has made a significant impact on both the RIT and greater Rochester communities during his 12 years teaching at the university.

Rochester First highlights the project put forth by Izzy Moyer '24 (museum studies), which will allow for student interns and co-ops to work across the museum’s departments.

Students in the museum studies course Critical and Digital Curation used the archives to explore the origin of the RIT tiger mascot in 1955. Their exhibit shines a light on 1963, when RIT students brought a tiger cub to campus, parties, and hockey games.

WBNG News 12 highlights a partnership between RIT, Binghamton University, Cornell University, and Syracuse University which aims to create the “Upstate New York Energy Storage Engine."